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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1894

Page

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City candidates file nominating papers for Boston elections

Republican committee confirms nomination papers for mayor and alderman candidates across wards. Ex City Clerk Edwin A. Curtis and ex Alderman Sidney Cushing head multiple tickets, with numerous delegates in Wards 1 through 25. Councilmanic candidates list includes names across eleven wards, while Ward 25 features several unpledged and pledged slates. Columbia bicycles priced at $100 in 1895.

Republican City Committee Edwin A. Curtis Sidney Cushing Wesley A. Gove Eben M. McPherson Andrew P. Fisher William E. Moulton Thomas Boyd Walter G. Grundy Arnold Schupback Olney M. Kimball William Meichborn Henry H. Chandler Myron D. Cressy William H. Preble Israel &. Pierce George N. Swallow Charles F. Johnson Adolphus B. Gunter Charles Ruhl John M. McGowen Curtis John J. Coffey John F. Hazelton George EB. Hunter Sid Hedges Ancients New York Isaac Fenno Beard George F. Currier Thomas Sherwin Civil Service Fame Mark E. Wendel Frank Howland Isaac W. Adams Elbridge Torrey Granville Fuller Henry B. Goodenough Walter F. Burke Board of Aldermen Luther W. Drowne Noddle Island Charles T. Witt Walter G. Greely Richard Brison Alderman Witt Frank Meredith, Jr Augustus W. Stone John W. Turner Albert Co. Lynn M. W. Connelly Louis C. Mouland James F. Malone George Oo. Shattuck Alderman Hallstrom Frank W. Brown Jonathan A. Bascom Frank Faulkner Frank E. Park M. C. Paige Archibad Davidson Osgood Blaney William W. Nichols William Tuttle J. S. G. Huddleson Jonathan Lane William Berwin Frank W. Hemenway Charles Carleton Coffin Huddleson George E. Lovett Lane Berwin Hemenway Coffin Sanford Edward J. Jones Albert C. Smith Arthur L. Watson Norman Mintz Alfred A. Burnham, Jr William B. Cutler James A. Price F. ©. White Ward John Perrins, Jr Isaac P. Grage Henry F. Coe Edward P. Butler Frederick A. Howe Mark R. Wendell Frank E. Ames John E. Tuttle Elbridge Lowery Folsom Homer Rogers Freelon Morris Councilmanic G. R. W. Battis Albert I. Newhouse Joseph H. Barnes, Jr Harry W. Colby Robert Hodson, Jr J. i. G.muro Willa A. Warner John B. Lowden John T. Wilton Samuel M. Irons Walter C. Briggs Charles D. Daggett William H. Casey George A. Garland Fred M. Kimball Abraham Hart Robert J. McAlapa John H. Givan William H. Boardman Winford Doyle John R. Foster Nelson I. Southwick Samuel W. Washington J. H. Allston R. H. Back J. E. Mullen Stanley Ruffin Walter L. Sears Calvin M. Lewis Edward S. Crockett Edward H. McGuire Alfred F. Kinney Frank H. Briggs George H. Moore O. A. Newton George A. Cocker James H. Poplar Charles H. Hall J. W. Wharton J. B. R. Pettee Isaac Dergfees Charles F. Sanborn George Y. Banchor F. O. Emerson Henry W. Kisker Charles A. Underwood Joseph Curtis K. Bullock Edward Orchard Frederick A. Wood Kilburn J. Brown Andrew C. West Herbert M. Manks Thomas A. Batchelder J. B. L. Bartlett F. L. Codman Varnum Waugh Francis F. Morton B. A. Reed, Jr William M. Farrington

Overhead Wires Claim Yet Another Victim Hilton Killed Inspecting Pole

A. T. Hilton a 27 year old night patrolman for the Boston Electric Light Company died after falling 25 feet from a Congress street pole while inspecting a lamp. He suffered a skull fracture and burns on his hands. He lived at 230 Tremont Street and was engaged to be married. He had worked four years for the company.

A. T. Hilton Boston Electric Light Company Congress Street Congress Square Hilton Jones Lagrange Street Tremont Street Yarmouth N. S Electric Light Company

Mayfield Lost After Hurricane Encounter at Sea

The Victoria reports meeting the disabled Mayfield on Oct 26 at 44N 45W. The Victoria towed Mayfield 376 miles before parting in a hurricane on Oct 28. Victoria sustained bridge rail damage. Mayfield was lost sight of after the separation. Mayfield had sailed from Wilmington, North Carolina, on Oct 12 bound for Liverpool.

London Victoria Dunkirk New York Mayfield Chart House Wilmington N. C Liverpool

Polling Booth Fire Damages Atlantic and Summer Junction

A fire alarm from Box 48 at 1 55 a m reported by Patrolman Russell Division 2 for a fire in a polling booth at the junction of Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street Extension. The booth was gutted and damage set at fifty dollars. Cause unknown.

Russell Division 2 Atlantic Avenue Summer Street

Fire devastates St. Augustine's Church in Andover

Fire broke out in the vestry of St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church on Essex street. for a time the roof burned, prompting aid from Ballardvale and Lawrence engines. The wooden church, near Hardy Cole lumber yard, suffered a collapsed roof and extensive damage estimated at sixty thousand dollars.

Andover St. Augustine’s Ballardvale Lawrence Essex Street Hardy & Cole’s Andover Department

Yale and Princeton to meet at Manhattan Field on December 1

The annual Yale versus Princeton football game is scheduled for December 1 at Manhattan field in New York. Both teams prepare for the classic rivalry with the match set to attract large crowds and notable performances.

New York Yale Princeton Manhattan Field

Arrival of Andrew Hicks with oil and whale bone

News from New Bedford reports the bark Andrew Hicks reaching San Francisco with 300 barrels of oil and 6000 pounds of whalebone. The steamer Grampus, under Captain Vincent, arrived in San Francisco after three summers and two winters in the Arctic. Whaling schooner C. W. Morse was at St Michael's Western Islands on Oct 21 with 212 barrels of sperm oil.

New Bedford San Francisco Andrew Hicks Grampus Vincent Arctic Ocean C. W. Morse St. Michael's Western Islands

Breadth and fairness in local journalism noted

The Traveller lauds the Post for impartial news coverage in the campaign. It calls the Post broad minded and enterprising for presenting both sides, including the A. P. A. expose, and for fair treatment of affairs despite political differences.

Traveller The Post

Haverhill Man Found Not Guilty in Murder Plot Charge

Lawrence jury acquits Thomas Lowry of preaching and entering with intent to commit murder in a case tied to prison acquaintances and a later quarrel with Charles Clement. Lowry, released, was later found at Clement’s house and arrested.

Lawrence Thomas Lowry Haverhill Lowry Charles Clement Clement House of Correction

Lynn Oil Stove Upset Causes 100 Dollar Fire

An oil stove in George Mason’s house at 12 Congress Street Lynn was upset last night. The resulting fire did $100 in damage and the fire department was alerted by a telephone message to the police station as the alarm system remains only partially repaired since Tuesday morning’s storm.

Lynn George Mason Congress Street

Fragmented party winds shift in The North and South split

The piece notes Democratic weakness across the nation with solid Southern holes and Republican gains in states like Tennessee Missouri and North Carolina. It cites New York reform victories and a divided Tammany field plus reform mayoral success with Strong and Havemeyer winning pluralities.

Tennessee Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Nebraska Colorado North Dakota Connecticut New Jersey Delaware Holman Simpson MacPherson Wilson Tom L. Johnson Senate New York General Sickles Timothy J. Campbell Amos J. Cummings New York City Congress Austin Ford Patrick Ford The Irish World

New York City Elects Third Republican Mayor In History

New York City on November 7 elected a Republican or non partisan mayor for the third time. The first such win occurred in 1861 with Opdyke amid a Democratic split, and the second in 1872 when reform forces under the committee of twenty ousted Tweed era Tammany. The latest vote capped a decades long pattern of Republican or non partisan victories in the city.

Tammany William F. Havemeyer Reform Abraham Lawrence Tammany Hall James O’brien Irving Hall O’brien Committee of Seventy Havemeyer William L. Strong Rep Hugh Grant Strong Hill Reform City New York New York City George Opdyke Fernando Wood Apollo Hall C. Godfrey Gunter Opdyke Committee of Twenty City of Tammany of Tweed

U S States Vote Totals Show Mixed Results Across Regions

Results from several states indicate Republicans gaining in Connecticut Delaware Iowa and New Jersey while Democrats and Populists post varied outcomes in Alabama Kentucky Louisiana and other regions. Contests loom in multiple districts and governorships shift party lines with notable margins in several races.

Montgomery Ala Advertiser Denson Harvard Goodwin Connecticut Delaware United States Anthony Higgins Iowa Kentucky Owens Breckinridge Denney Louisiana Nelson New Jersey

Inexpensive yet ornate sideboards entice buyers

The ad touts low priced high grade sideboards with carved tov shelves fluted pillars and proof marks. It claims unmatched value this year due to excess stock from last season and urges customers to refresh their furniture this fall.

Wonson Awarded 500 Damages in Marguerite Case

Judge Hall awarded Wonson of Gloucester 500 for damages to the schooner Marguerite after it fell over on Morgan's way. The court found no proof the cargo was in good condition when hauled out and denied loss of fish claims. The Marguerite carried mackerel bound for New York, went ashore in Long Island Sound, and required repairs at Morgan Iron Works after listing on the ways.

Gloucester New London Conn New York Long Island Sound Morgan Iron Works

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